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the legislative branch (congress)
The twentieth amendment to the United States constitution states that the previous President's term shall end at noon on January 20, and the incumbent President's term begins at the same time.
Congress has the ability to decide if the country should go to war. The president of the US creates all tactical planning of the war once Congress initiates the act. Congress does not have the ability to end a war once it begins. However, the president must depend on Congress to keep funding the war efforts.
two-thirds of the states may ask Congress to call a national convention.
When the President and the majority of Congress are of the same political party, the principle of separation of powers becomes diluted. It begins to defeat the purpose of the checks and balances system.